Sykes, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound athlete from Chandler, Ariz., was a former UCLA commit who picked the Aztecs over the Bruins and Michigan State.

He's the nephew of Aztecs' Director of Football Operations Jashon Sykes, and his father played at Oregon State when Rocky Long was an assistant coach.

Sykes played receiver and safety in high school and could play on either side of the ball in college, depending on SDSU's needs.

My pick for "most intriguing freshman?"

Early enrollee quarterback Nick Bawden.

With Jake Rodrigues transferring from Oregon, Bawden will have a stiff fight for the starting quarterback position in 2015, but from everything I'm hearing, this kid could be the future of the program at quarterback.